Philippe Paoli

Philippe Robert Paoli (Arabic: فيليب روبير باولي‎; born 3 January 1995) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Philippe Paoli
Personal information
Full name Philippe Robert Paoli[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2006–2011 Athletico SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Egtmaaey Tripoli
2012–2013 Racing Beirut 9 (7)
2013–2014 Lyon B 0 (0)
2014–2015 1. FC Köln II 12 (0)
2015–2016 Lommel 14 (1)
2016 → Oosterwijk (loan) 3 (0)
Total 38 (8)
National team
2011–2012 Lebanon U17
2011–2015 Lebanon U20
2015 Lebanon U23 4 (0)
2012–2013 Lebanon 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

After playing one season with Racing Beirut, Paoli moved to Lyon B in 2013. He then moved to Germany the following year, where he played for 1. FC Köln II. In 2014 he moved to Belgium, playing for Lommel, before moving to Oosterwijk on loan in 2016, where he ended his professional career aged 22. Paoli also represented the Lebanese national team.

Club career

Paoli is a graduate from the Dbayeh based Athletico SC academy. He also practiced athletics, discipline that saw him win several national titles in the categories of youth.[3]

He joined the Olympique Lyon B team in the summer of 2012, before moving to Köln II in 2014.[4] In the summer of 2015, he moved to Lommel United competing in the Belgian First Division B.[5] In 2016 he moved to Oosterwijk on loan, where he ended his career the same year.

International career

Aged 17, Paoli was called by coach Theo Bücker for the Lebanon national team during a friendly match against the Australia on the 6th of September 2012 in which he came on as a substitute in the 59th minute.[6] He was the captain of the Lebanon national under-20 team during the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers that took place in Oman in 2015.[7]

Personal life

Paoli studied at the International College, Ain Aar, in Lebanon, before moving to the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais where he completed his high school studies. He earned the French Baccalaureate with high distinction.

In 2017, after retiring from professional football aged 22, Paoli decided to study at King's College London to pursue a degree in business and management.[8]

Paoli's sister, Andrea, is a Taekwondo player who participated in the 2012 Olympics;[9] his father, Robert, was a basketball player.[10]

Honours

Individual

Awards

References
  1. "Philippe Paoli - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. "Das Geheimnis aus Lyon" [The Secret from Lyon] (in German). fupa.net. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  3. "AP: Athlete Philippe PAOLI".
  4. "Player's profile: Philippe Paoli" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  5. "Tester Paoli convinces" (in Dutch). lommelunited.be. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  6. "Lebanon vs. Australia - 6 September 2012 - Soccerway".
  7. "Philippe Paoli zur U21: FC-Sportdirektor Jakobs holt Rohdiamanten" [Philippe Paoli to the U21: FC sports director Jakobs signs a rough diamond] (in German). Express. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  8. "Meet the KCL Varsity Football squad ready to blast UCL to another dimension". King's College London. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  9. "فيليب باولي يدخل العالميّة من بوابة ليون الفرنسي". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  10. "أندريا باولي طائر التايكواندو تحصد الذهب بلا حدود". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  11. "محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي - Malaeeb". Malaeeb.com. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
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